Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff is in a defiant mood seemingly, despite the Germans’ miserable start to the season last weekend in Bahrain. It was a troubling weekend at the Bahrain International Circuit for the Brackley-based team, as their disappointing pre-season was followed by an equally disappointing first race of the season. Lewis Hamilton finished
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Ferrari team principal Frederic Vasseur and Mercedes boss Toto Wolff were in good spirits before their disappointing Bahrain Grand Prix, with Wolff having played with the Frenchman’s ear whilst he was giving an interview. Wolff and Vasseur have been seen in the paddock chatting together several times over the years, with Vasseur’s new job at
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Having gone the entirety of last season without a win, Lewis Hamilton would have hoped to fly out of the blocks this year with a victory at the season opener in Bahrain. Unfortunately for the 38-year-old, Mercedes look some way away from challenging Red Bull for race wins this year, with Red Bull, Ferrari and
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Having dominated 2022, it looks very much like Red Bull have picked up where they left off this season, with the RB19 looking head and shoulders above every other car on the grid. Red Bull locked out the front row during qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix and went on to score a one-two during
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After only scoring a single win last season, it was expected that Mercedes would enter 2023 with a brand new and competitive idea, having learned from the failures of the W13. Last year’s car struggled with a major porpoising problem and a general lack of performance, therefore leaving fans shocked when the W14 drove out
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With the second season of the new aerodynamic era kicking off, Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz has revealed that an “opinion” amongst members of the paddock is that the rules were only changed to “stop Mercedes’ dominance”, something that’s “certainly worked”. Mercedes were exceptional prior to the new aerodynamic regulations, with the Germans having been
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Heading into the Bahrain Grand Prix, it was clear that Mercedes were behind Red Bull, Ferrari and even Aston Martin in terms of performance. With this in mind, Lewis Hamilton’s P5 finish looks relatively impressive, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc’s retirement from the race allowing Hamilton to move up one position. The 38-year-old finished above the
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Now is not a good time to be a Mercedes fan, as the team have once again got their design concept wrong, leaving them lagging behind their rivals for a second season in a row. After the failures of the W13, this season’s car was expected to look radically different, but this was not the
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After struggling so much in 2022 with the W13, it was expected that Mercedes would turn up to pre-season testing in Bahrain this year with a radically different car. To many fans’ surprise, other than the colour, the W14 did not look too dissimilar to the W13, which struggled with a major porpoising problem and
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Seven-time World Champion Lewis Hamilton has warned Mercedes that they must find some downforce “ASAP” if they are to challenge the frontrunners, with the 38-year-old having finished the season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix in fifth. It was a disappointing weekend for Mercedes, who have seemingly slipped to fourth in the pecking order behind Aston Martin, given
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